Post by andy12345 on Jul 19, 2009 12:17:18 GMT
Okay, so you may notice that I did a "few" postings today, so whilst I am on a roll I thought I would ask about the aforementioned subject.
I only found it about 5 months ago.. whilst putting my symptoms down and doing epic (paradoxically) amounts of looking around the web...
It is quite a rare disorder but I am betting more people have it than know of it. They just think they should "feel" the way they do.
How many of you even know what it is without looking on the "internets"?
It also has a subtype - atypical depression - a capability to laugh, have humour, enjoy but only at a low grade and then it's back to the old grind of life after the fun goes away...
Apparently, DD is considered by some as an "adjustment disorder (ie. cannot adjust to some event) with a low mood (the perma-blues) As it is chronic, it is said that some people (according to recent reports) will take 20-30 years to get diagnosis.....
My scientific word to sum that up is......arghy.
Plenty of info on the net including dysthymia.org.uk.
Now, I start to wonder about associations with AD/HD, dysthymia, personality disorders etc etc.
Cause/effect etc. Frustration/stress/draining mind and body/constant lack of near-homeostasis (probably the best you can get of a stable mind and body chemistry)
Blah blah, it just goes on.
Apparently 2 months of anti-deps about 20mg daily will alleviate DD along with perhaps psychotherapy/CBT etc.
I have been on antideps last 11 months (on and off) with zero change perceived. My mood swings according to stress and in the moment..... So I can't have DD, can I? but then some people are considered treatment resistant.....Is that because of AD/HD and/or other co-morbids unclarified.
I think that mental issues/support services really need to start upgrading big time as I fear there is much more to be lost (take AD/HD as an example) by not treating these unknowns.
phew, well that just rolled easily....
Of course, I await your opinions with trepida, trepadiati, trepidthingy, trepidation lol.
Sheesh, it's always nice when I am in that "positive" phase. I am sure you know what I mean.. Things feel good, relaxed? (I consider myself inattentive, so no spider man impressions from me, well I can do floor-man perhaps........
Meet the amazing floor-man.
"Ere, he doesn't do anything, he just lays there stuck in his own little world"
"er, yeah, but that's why he is called floor man"
In fact, as I write this waffle session, I am actually smiling when I know you will read this and think "omg, this bloke just don't stop, do he?"
Well, if you got this far, well done and this is officially the end of the ramble until I think of more stuff to add.
:s
I only found it about 5 months ago.. whilst putting my symptoms down and doing epic (paradoxically) amounts of looking around the web...
It is quite a rare disorder but I am betting more people have it than know of it. They just think they should "feel" the way they do.
How many of you even know what it is without looking on the "internets"?
It also has a subtype - atypical depression - a capability to laugh, have humour, enjoy but only at a low grade and then it's back to the old grind of life after the fun goes away...
Apparently, DD is considered by some as an "adjustment disorder (ie. cannot adjust to some event) with a low mood (the perma-blues) As it is chronic, it is said that some people (according to recent reports) will take 20-30 years to get diagnosis.....
My scientific word to sum that up is......arghy.
Plenty of info on the net including dysthymia.org.uk.
Now, I start to wonder about associations with AD/HD, dysthymia, personality disorders etc etc.
Cause/effect etc. Frustration/stress/draining mind and body/constant lack of near-homeostasis (probably the best you can get of a stable mind and body chemistry)
Blah blah, it just goes on.
Apparently 2 months of anti-deps about 20mg daily will alleviate DD along with perhaps psychotherapy/CBT etc.
I have been on antideps last 11 months (on and off) with zero change perceived. My mood swings according to stress and in the moment..... So I can't have DD, can I? but then some people are considered treatment resistant.....Is that because of AD/HD and/or other co-morbids unclarified.
I think that mental issues/support services really need to start upgrading big time as I fear there is much more to be lost (take AD/HD as an example) by not treating these unknowns.
phew, well that just rolled easily....
Of course, I await your opinions with trepida, trepadiati, trepidthingy, trepidation lol.
Sheesh, it's always nice when I am in that "positive" phase. I am sure you know what I mean.. Things feel good, relaxed? (I consider myself inattentive, so no spider man impressions from me, well I can do floor-man perhaps........
Meet the amazing floor-man.
"Ere, he doesn't do anything, he just lays there stuck in his own little world"
"er, yeah, but that's why he is called floor man"
In fact, as I write this waffle session, I am actually smiling when I know you will read this and think "omg, this bloke just don't stop, do he?"
Well, if you got this far, well done and this is officially the end of the ramble until I think of more stuff to add.
:s